France's Sebastien Loeb crowned another triumphant season with a come-from-behind victory in the Wales Rally GB.
The five-time world champion trailed Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala by more than two seconds going into the 19th and final special stage on Sunday.
But he produced a stunning performance in his Citroen C4 to beat the overnight leader by 2.7 seconds in the end.
The victory meant Citroen won the constructors title, dethroning Ford, who had won in 2006 and 2007.
Loeb's situation was not helped by having been handed a 10-second penalty for a false start in the penultimate special stage.
However, as he has done so often this season, the 34-year-old ultimately prevailed for his 47th career success. Significantly, it was his first in the mountains and forests of Wales.
"This rally was very difficult," he said. "I didn't like it a lot, but I had a great battle with Jari-Matti and it is unbelievable to have finally won here."
The 34-year-old sealed his fifth world championship in Japan on 2 November.
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